Hello Calla Mcdonald here, one of the Present of Times Radio Breakfast.

Just to let you know about the Future of Food and Drink Summit in November, the Times and the Sunday Times

Times Scotland are hosting a field to fork overview of the food and drink industry featuring global brands

and exciting startups all looking for fresh avenues for future growth and you can

be there too come and join me and those experts in Aberdeen.

Register at Times-event.com forward slash food and drink. With lockdown lifting football stadiums are reopening and fans are flooding back.

There is nothing like the law of the crowd.

Thousands of people singing your name.

It's what makes match day so great.

But there are some aspects of live football crowds that the

players are hoping won't be back as this campaign for Kick It Out highlighted. We've

all heard it. You may think chanting about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people is just

banter.

It isn't.

As the sporting world marks Rainbow Laces Day, we ask, why is it that in women's

football there are a number of prominent gay players? And yet, when it comes to male footballers there isn't a single openly gay player

in any of the top European leagues.

You're listening to stories of our times from the Times and the Sunday Times. I'm Manveen Rana.

Today, why are there no male footballers who are openly gay?

I remember a lot of hype at the time and I think what it really did was increased interest in this topic.

Rebecca Myers is a journalist for the Times and the Sunday Times who often writes about sport.

Last summer, like much of the country, she was gripped by a story that was unfolding on social media.

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